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Healthy Teens Act

Bill Number: 
HB 449
Session: 
Regular Session 2008
Description: 

The Healthy Teens Act protects Florida’s teens by requiring that public schools receiving state funding provide comprehensive, medically-accurate, and age-appropriate factual information when teaching about sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS, family planning, or pregnancy.

Impact: 

Would protect teens from the potential risk of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections by providing them with the knowledge to make informed decisions about when and if to have sex.

Sponsor: 
Representative Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall
Co-Sponsors: 
Representative Mary Brandenburg
Representative Ronald Brisé
Representative Susan Bucher
Representative Edward B. "Ed" Bullard
Representative Charles S. "Chuck" Chestnut, IV
Representative Keith Fitzgerald
Representative Rene Garcia
Representative Joseph A. "Joe" Gibbons
Representative Audrey Gibson
Representative Bill Heller
Representative Ed Homan
Representative Evan Jenne
Representative Martin David "Marty" Kiar
Representative Rick Kriseman
Representative Richard A. Machek
Representative Peter Nehr
Representative Ari Abraham Porth
Representative Scott Randolph
Representative Julio Robaina
Representative Maria Lorts Sachs
Representative Elaine J. Schwartz
Representative Kelly Skidmore
Representative Shelley Vana
Representative James W. "Jim" Waldman
Bill Status Note: 

Referred to Schools & Learning Council; Policy & Budget Council

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